New Streamlined PlayStation 3 Announced

As if we needed another new version of an existing console, Sony have decided to trim down the PlayStation 3 even more by making it smaller and lighter, again, so what are the specs of the thing and what does it look like?


The new PS3 will come in two models, a 500GB Hard Disk Drive (HDD) version (launching September 28th), and a newly added 12GB flash memory model (launching October 12th).

PlayStation®3 (CECH-4000 series)

Product name		PlayStation®3
Release date		UK:                    September  28th, 2012 (HDD 500GB)                            October 12th , 2012  (Flash Memory 12GB)
Product code		CECH-4000series  (Charcoal Black / Classic White)
CPU		Cell Broadband Engine™
GPU		RSX®
Audio output		LPCM 7.1ch, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS, DTS-HD, AAC.
Memory		256MB XDR Main RAM, 256MB GDDR3 VRAM
Storage size		CECH-4000A:  Flash Memory 12GB CECH-4000B:  HDD 500GB*1
Inputs/ Outputs*2	Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0)	2
Networking		Ethernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T) × 1
		IEEE 802.11 b/g
		Bluetooth® 2.0 (EDR)
Controller		Wireless Controller ?Bluetooth®?
AV output	Resolution	1080p, 1080i, 720p, 480p, 480i(for PAL 576p, 576i)
	HDMI OUT connector*3	1
	AV MULTI OUT connector	1
	Digital out (optical) connector	1
BD?DVD?CD drive (read only)	Maximum read rate	BD × 2 (BD-ROM) DVD × 8 (DVD-ROM) CD × 24 (CD-ROM)
Power		AC 220 – 240, 50/60Hz*4
Power consumption		Approx. 190W
External dimensions (excluding maximum projecting part )		Approx. 290 × 60 × 230 mm (width × height × length)
Mass		Approx. 2.1kg *5
Included *6		PlayStation®3 system × 1 Wireless Controller (DUALSHOCK®3) × 1 AC power cord × 1 AV cable × 1 USB cable × 1

 

*1    Hard disk capacity calculated using base 10 mathematics (1 GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes). System software versions 1.10 and later calculate capacity using binary mathematics (1 GB = 1,073,741,824 bytes), which will display lower capacity and free space. A portion of hard disk capacity is reserved for system administration, which varies depending upon system software version, and is not available for use.

*2    Usability of all connected devices is not guaranteed.

*3    “Deep Colour” and “x.v.Colour (xvYCC)” defined by HDMI ver.1.3a are supported.

*4    Power changes depending on countries or regions.

*5    PS3 with flash memory 12GB weights approximately 2.0kg

*6    For certain regions, Euro-AV cable will be included.

Note: This product is not compatible with PlayStation®2 games.